Lagos sets up c’ttee to boost water tourism
THE Lagos State government has constituted a 14-man committee, charged with the responsibility of organising the state’s first water regatta, to showcase the immense potentials of the state in the area of tourism and water transportation.
To Ag. President Jonathan: The malaysian example
It is no longer in dispute that Nigeria is in the group of countries referred to as Banana Republics.
Conference participants endorse Agri-business initiative
Participants at the High Level Conference on the Development of Agribusiness and Agro-industries (HLCD-3A) on Wednesday endorsed an ambitious plan to generate employment, income and food security in Africa.
Yar’Adua : SERAP demands sworn statement on medical status
The personal Physician to the ailing President Umar Yar’ Adua, Dr. Saliyu Banye has been asked to immediately write and sworn to a statement on the medical records of President Umaru Yar’ Adua to allow Nigerians, especially the National Assembly to decide whether the President is capable of continuing to perform his constitutional duty.
AfDB earmarks $2b for agric in Africa for 5 years
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Wednesday in Abuja that it had earmarked $2 billion for the development of agriculture in Africa in the next five years.
Non-oil exports key to economic development, NEPC
FOR the nation to be long to the league of 20 largest economies in the world by the year 2020, Nigeria must as a matter of urgency diversify her economic base by developing and promoting its non-oil exports, the Executive Director/CEO of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr. David I. Adulugba has said.
Forum to boost Nigeria-US business, FG
MINISTER of Commerce and Industry, Chief Achike Udenwa has said that the forthcoming USA-Nigeria Business Forum will not only boost business between the two countries but also improve diplomatic relations between them.
When moral values that claim to govern a case collide
To Judge is to decide the claims of others with reference to the expectations of an audience that defines the process of decision. Expectations, not precepts create the need for judgment.
NEPC plans incentives to boost AGOA exports
Worried by the inability of Nigerian entrepreneurs to maximize the benefits of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has proposed a special incentive package for the over 500 trainees, who graduated from the Human Capital Development Centre (HCDC) popularly called the AGOA Training School, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Bank Fraud: Court fixes date for adoption of written addresses
Justice Josephine Oyefeso of an Ikeja High Court has fixed May 4 for the adoption of written addresses in a N535,000 fraud case against a former staff of First Inland Bank, Seun Shonibare.
Katsina govt pays N40.3m on Fadama programme
The Katsina State overnment has paid its N40.3 million counterpart fund for the Fadama III programme.Alhaji Magaji Abubakar, the state Coordinator of the programme, made this known on Monday in Katsina.
